Christine Louise (Bushman) Pavlak
May 13, 2016
Christine Louise Pavlak, 67, of Athens, died Friday, May 13, 2016. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Samuel M. Bushman and Dorothy A. Kassebaum Bushman. Mrs. Pavlak enjoyed sponsoring movies for the Athens Cine and also sponsoring programs for the UGA Performing Arts Center. She taught and attended Olli Courses at the University of...
Joanne Thomas
May 13, 2016
Joanne Malcom Thomas, died Friday, May 13, 2016 at Hospice House in Athens. She was born on January 4, 1931 to her parents, Drew Wilson and Rubye Preston Malcom. Later she had another loving mother, Myrtle Bearden Malcom. Joanne was a native of Morgan County and lived in Bishop, GA after she married in 1950. Joanne graduated from Georgia State...
Alene Moore (Moore) O'Dillon
May 13, 2016
Alene Moore O'Dillon, 87 of Bogart, passed away May 13, 2016. She was the daughter of the late, Leroy and Versie Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Pete O'Dillon; daughter, Patsy Harvey; brother, Billy Moore. Mrs. O'Dillon was a member of Ross Chapel Baptist Church. Funeral services are May 16, 2016 2:00pm at Lord &...
Doris Ruth (Myers) Brubaker
May 13, 2016
Doris Ruth Myers Brubaker entered her heavenly home May 13, 2016. Born August 27, 1926 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Minor Myers and Sara Christina Zigler. She was a magna cum laude graduate of Bridgewater College. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Henry Allen Brubaker, four children, Wayne Allen Brubaker (Mary),...
Jacqueline Dillard
May 12, 2016
Jacqueline Ophelia Sartain Dillard, age 77, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, May 11, 2016, after a long fight against breast cancer. Queen Jackie as she was lovingly known to friends and family was born in Madison County Georgia on January 9, 1939. She was the daughter of Lucy Jane Haggard Whittington and Lewis Whittington and her natural father George Harry...
Trudie Bea (Hardigree) Giles
May 12, 2016
Trudie Bea Hardigree Giles At the age of 93, Trudie passed peacefully from her home in this life to her eternal home on Thursday, May 12th. She was the daughter of the late James Oscar (Pap) Hardigree and Annie Mae Elder Hardigree. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John William Giles. She was also preceded...
Nancy Herd
May 10, 2016
Nancy Elizabeth Herd, 73, of Bishop, died Tuesday May 10, 2016. Nancy was born in Hamilton, Ohio to the late Alfred Darling and Georgia Mobley. She was a Sunday School teacher at Elder Road Baptist Church and longtime member of Grace Baptist Church in Bogart. In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by siblings Mary Lou Black...
Martha Newsome
May 10, 2016
Mrs. Martha M. Newsome died May 10, 2016, after a long life and a brief illness. Originally from Sylacauga, Alabama, where she was born on June 5, 1924, she was the wife of the late Professor George L. Newsome, Jr. who taught at the University of Georgia from 1958 until his retirement. Martha was a graduate of Judson College in...
Steve Earl Kaley
May 9, 2016
Steve Kaley, 89, of Watkinsville died Monday, May 9, 2016. Steve was born in Bremen GA to the late Jacob W. Kaley and Lora Allbritton Kaley. He is also preceded in death by siblings; Marguerite Jones, Jacob W. Kaley Jr., Jack S. Kaley, and Frank D. Kaley. Steve is survived by his wife of 44 years, Terry Kaley, brother, Max...
Martha Jane Kilburn
May 7, 2016
Martha Jane Kilburn, 69, died Saturday, May 7, 2016. A native of Athens, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Howard and Nannie Sue Anderson Bacon. She was accountant for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and member of Rays United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Lea Kilburn (John) Flotz of Temple, GA; sister and brother: Beth...
Wanda R (Armistead) Williams
May 6, 2016
Wanda R. Williams, 68 of Arnoldsville, passed away May 6, 2016. She was the daughter of Henry Foster and Lucille Armistead. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charlie H. Williams. She attended Temple United Methodist Church. There is no services scheduled at this time. Survivors include: Son, Allen (Kerry) Williams; step son, Charles H. Williams, Jr; sisters,...
Annette (Shelnutt) Walsh
May 6, 2016
Surrounded by her loving family, Annette Shelnutt Bradley Walsh, age 80, peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 6, 2016. She was born December 29, 1935, in Athens, Georgia, the daughter of Gerald F. and Montie Hitchcock Shelnutt. Known for her ease in frequent conversation with even total strangers, she possessed a contagious smile and an...
Mary Elizabeth (Hoy) McKeel
May 6, 2016
Mary Venable McKeel, 78, wife of Richard A. McKeel, died Friday, May 6, 2016. Born in Spartanburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Hoy and Pearle Dixon Hoy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. McKeel was preceded in death by her sister, Maxine Hoy Vaughn and son, Stephens Anthony McKeel. She was a graduate of Spartanburg High...
Gunter Daniell
May 5, 2016
Gunter Daniell, age 100, died May 5, 2016. He was the son of the late Wattson and Hassie Daniell. In 1945, he married his beloved wife of 65 years, Anna Williams Daniell, who preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three brothers Y.H., Randolph, and Reese Daniell, and one sister, Martha Sue Turnbull. He is survived...
Linda Marie Farley
May 5, 2016
Linda Marion Farley, 75, died Thursday, May 5, 2016. A native of West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Belle Sypult McLeary. She had worked for 25 years at Bristol Myers, was an avid reader and loved dogs and cats. Survivors include her husband, Robert Gordon Farley, Sr., daughter, Brooke Farley Doan of Decatur, son,...
Sandra Jeanne Pharr
May 4, 2016
Sandra Jeanne Pharr, 63, of Athens, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Pharr is survived by her mother, Mary Bruce Pharr and brother, Roger Howard Pharr, Jr. Sandra was a graduate of Georgia Southern with a degree in Journalism. She had worked for the Brunswick News and Darien News as...
Darlene MacMillan (MacMillan) Tilton
May 3, 2016
Darlene M. Tilton died Tuesday, at her home in Colbert after a long illness. She was 62. A native of Savannah, GA, Darlene earned her BS in Biology at Armstrong State. Upon moving to North East Georgia, she started a sheep farm and raised her three sons while also earning her BS in Nursing from The Medical College of Georgia....
Doris (Pledger) Jones
May 1, 2016
Doris Pledger Jones, age 92, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 1, 2016. She will be reunited with her husband of 65 years, Cecil Jones, her parents, Rufus and Mina Pledger; sisters Mary Pledger, Estelle Pledger, Ruth Hopkins, brothers and sister-in-law Robert and Ruby Pledger, Harvey and Lucille Pledger. Doris is survived by her...
Thomas C. Bruce Sr
Apr 30, 2016
Thomas C. Bruce Sr., 89, of Winterville, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. Born in Oglethorpe County, he was the son of the late Claude Bruce and Elsie Roberts Bruce. Mr. Bruce was an electrical foreman for the University of Georgia, and he retired with 30 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and...
Virgil L Strickland
Apr 29, 2016
Virgil Lee Strickland, 65, died April 29, 2016. A native of Winnsboro, SC, he was a son of the late Dorothy Mae Lewis and Joseph Olen Strickland. He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Shane Strickland, daughter, Nancy Carolyn Bradberry, brother, Joe Strickland, Jr. and sister, Jean Bennett. Mr. Strickland was a brick mason in this area...